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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many minarets could Bartle see from the roof where he was watching?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. In Chapter 5, what time did Bartle get home?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) Around 1 p.m.
(d) Almost noon.

3. After Bartle gets off the first plane in the United States in Chapter 5, where does he go first?
(a) Hardee's.
(b) Airport bar.
(c) The base.
(d) McDonald's.

4. How many acres did an orchard cover in Chapter 4?
(a) Dozens.
(b) 18.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) 25.

5. What was the name of the priest at the cathedral where Bartle went in Chapter 3?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Peter.
(c) Richard.
(d) Bernard.

6. In Chapter 2, how many men were in the room in the battalion barracks including Murph and Bartle?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

7. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
(a) Yellow ribbon and some medals.
(b) Yellow ribbon and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.
(c) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.
(d) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time was it when Bartle woke for his shift?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) Before dawn.
(c) As the sun was setting.
(d) 4 p.m.

9. In Chapter 1, what color jalopies did people ride in in Al Tafar?
(a) Orange and white.
(b) Green.
(c) Camouflage.
(d) Brown and black.

10. In Chapter 3, what was the season in Iraq that Bartle remembers as being distinctive?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

11. In Chapter 1, what flowers did Malik say that a neighbor used to grow?
(a) Hyacinths.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Daffodils.

12. In Chapter 3, where was the bargirl hurt when Sterling shoved her?
(a) Head.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Knee.
(d) Back.

13. In Chapter 5, where did Bartle think that soldiers would go when they felt lonely amongst the celebrations for their return?
(a) Busy highways.
(b) Deserted roads.
(c) Back porches.
(d) Underbrush.

14. In Chapter 4, how many streetlights had survived the battle?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

15. How old was Sgt. Ezekiel Vasquez when he was killed by small-arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?

3. Who was driving a car in Chapter 1, whose occupants were killed by Sterling and the other soldiers?

4. In Chapter 2, what was served at a party for families before Bartle, Murphy, and the others shipped out to Iraq?

5. In Chapter 3, how much time had passed since Bartle left the war?

(see the answer keys)

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